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Definition of Nightshade
1. Noun. Any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit.
Specialized synonyms: Kangaroo Apple, Poroporo, Solanum Aviculare, Ball Nettle, Ball Nightshade, Bull Nettle, Horse Nettle, Solanum Carolinense, Bittersweet, Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous Nightshade, Solanum Dulcamara, Woody Nightshade, Prairie Berry, Purple Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nettle, Silver-leaved Nightshade, Silverleaf Nightshade, Solanum Elaeagnifolium, Trompillo, White Horse Nettle, African Holly, Solanum Giganteum, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Poison-berry, Poisonberry, Solanum Nigrum, Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry, Solanum Pseudocapsicum, Winter Cherry, Buffalo Bur, Solanum Rostratum
Generic synonyms: Ligneous Plant, Woody Plant
Definition of Nightshade
1. n. A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.
Definition of Nightshade
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus ''Solanum'', especially black nightshade or woody nightshade. ¹
2. Noun. (botany colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade. ¹
3. Noun. Belladonna or deadly nightshade, ''Atropa belladonna''. ¹
4. Noun. Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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